USS Kearsarge

Laughter, the best medicine? Commander of the United States Amphibious Assault Ship, the USS Kearsarge Fernandez Ponds (left, foreground) seems to have provided that for Presidential Advisor Gail Teixeira (right) and Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (second, right) at a luncheon President Bharrat Jagdeo hosted for members of the medical and humanitarian mission ‘Operation Continuing Promise 2008’ at State House yesterday. Partly hidden at left is US Ambassador to Guyana John Jones and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon (centre). (Photo by Jules Gibson)